Without You [With CD (Audio)]

by Sarah Weeks

Book Overview

Where would I be, What would I do, Without you? While a mother penguin leaves her mate and newly laid egg to feed in the deep blue sea, the father penguin protects the egg by holding it on his feet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060278161
• ISBN13: 9780060278168
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Laura Geringer Book
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Penguin dads are great.

Without You Another book about Emperor Penguin fathers, this one opens with a short introduction to how the male Emperor Penguins care for their eggs and hatchlings alone through the Antarctic winter. The rest of the book is told in simple phrases, in the voices of both father and child. Although the illustrations initially seem unremarkable, they are surprisingly emotionally evocative and children are sure to respond to the feelings they convey. Of all the books about Emperor Penguins for children, this is the one which is most appropriate for very young children. Since it also deals with feelings about the penguin mother who is far away, this book is especially appropriate for fathers who are primary caregivers.

Before the March...

Written before "March of the Penguins", Mrs. Weeks does a wonderful job in rhyme-writting pulling you into the small family of penguins to see what true family really should be (sticking together and weathering the storm). Buy the one with the CD...her song along with the book will bring you to tears along with your children and students.